CBM
About CBM
CBM (registered as CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V.) is an international development organisation committed to improving the quality of life of persons with diabilities in the persons communities of the world. Based on our Christian values and more than 100 years of professional expertise, we address poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability. We work in partnership to create an inclusive society for all.
To expand our Country Desk Sri Lanka, we are looking for a Programme Coordinator*
This position is only filled locally. With contractual conditions of the respective country. An expatriation is not intended.
The Office is located in Pelawatte, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
These are your key responsibilities
- Support the Country Representative (CR) to successfully plan and implement, CBM and other donor funded projects in Sri Lanka.
- Ensure that suitable mechanisms and processes are in place to capture qualitative and quantitative information from the field; Analyse this information to; monitor progress, assess the impact of field activities against project objectives and produce reports to targeted audiences; provide support to partner organizations for the successful implementation of all aspects of its programmes.
- Support each partner in project implementation, including annual planning, according to agreed budget allocations to meet with project deliverables and donor targets within the agreed timeline.
- Planning and facilitating the activities required to complete concept notes to full proposal, to meet deadlines, working along with colleagues, partners and resource persons to gather information and data and working along with the CR to deliver high quality donor proposals to the deadlines.
- Introduce and train partner organizations on various reporting template and guidelines applicable to CBM and donors and support/ensure timely reporting to the required standards and accuracy.
These are your qualifications
- A degree in social sciences
- Five years’ experience in a similar role
- Experience of working in rights-based approach programme
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders to achieve project objectives, incl. beneficiaries, community volunteers, government staff and I/NGOs
- Experience of managing project budgets and reporting on project progress
- Experience of working within a clear governance structure
- Professional Proficiency English knowledge and Sinhala/Tamil language knowledge would be advantageous
- Good knowledge in MS Office package and knowledge of MS Navision would be advantageous
- Desirable:
- Experience of working with children and persons with disabilities
- Experience of supporting and motivating field/implementation staff
- Experience of identifying gaps and designing capacity building programmes
- Identification with the Christian values and mandate of CBM
What we offer
- A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world’s leading organisation in the field of Disability Inclusive Development
- A fair salary and other social benefits based on the local conditions in the country you apply for
- An approachable, agile organisation with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit
- Particularly good opportunities to balance work and private life through flexible working hours and generous regulations regarding mobile work
How to apply
Please apply exclusively online via our applicant portal (see APPLY NOW).
A letter of motivation, CV and relevant (work) references complete your application.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Your contact person: Ms Julia Stephan
We would like to further promote diversity in our teams and therefore welcome applications from people of different ethnic and social backgrounds, religions and world views, different ages and genders, and especially from people with disabilities.
*Suitability is decisive, gender is irrelevant!